Corrections & clarifications: The original version of this story misstated the marital history of President Ford when noting presidents who had multiple wives. It was his wife, Betty, who was married previously.

The historic 2016 presidential election keeps on producing first-ever landmarks, and that includes the next first lady of the United States, Melania Trump.

So what kind of FLOTUS will she be? According to first-lady historians, here's a hint: Think Jackie Kennedy, not Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama.

"In terms of the evolution of the first lady, I see (Trump) moving us back to the more traditional role," says Jean Wahl Harris, who studies the role of the first lady at the University of Scranton. "A very traditional social hostess is something I think she will be comfortable with."

But she will be expected to be front and center, not shy and retiring like Bess Truman in the 1940s. But Trump was hardly on the campaign trail so what's to stop her from doing the unexpected as first lady?

"Starting with Kennedy, the expectations have ratcheted up, it's not just about being a good wife and mother," Harris says. "Americans expect (the first lady) to be a celebrity, to be seen, to support your husband, to have a project that's good for the nation. And we expect to see you."

She "will surely rise to the rather rigid strictures of a job whose very existence is something of an anachronism," adds Elizabeth Mehren, professor of journalism and expert on first ladies at Boston University. "Mrs. Trump has signaled that her 'cause' may be cyberbullying, a safe bet for the mother of a 10-year-old, but less safe for the wife of someone who sends mean tweets at 3 in the morning."

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Back in Italy on May 26, 2017, first lady Melania Trump posed on the balcony at Catania City Hall with the spouses of other G7 summit leaders meeting in Taormina in Sicily. GIOVANNI ISOLINO, AFP/Getty Images

Mrs. Trump chose Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana (again) for her solo appearance in Sicily on May 26, 2017, wearing a cream shift dress topped by a brightly-colored 3-D floral jacket ($51,500 on ModaOperandi.com) and carrying a matching clutch, all by the designers she has worn repeatedly on the first Trump foreign trip. Domenico Stinellis, AP

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump, she in another Dolce & Gabbana outfit, arrive for a concert of La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra at the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina on May 26, 2017 in Sicily. TIZIANA FABI, AFP/Getty Images

When President Trump and FLOTUS arrived in Catania, Sicily, on the evening of May 25, 2017, they were holding hands. She had changed into a black sheath dress with a square neckline by Dolce & Gabban, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. Earlier in the evening, for an event with spouses of NATO leaders, she wore an off-the-shoulder black lace frock by D&G. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump had a solo appearance on May 25, 2017 in Brussels while President Trump was at a NATO summit. She dropped in at another children's hospital, named for former Belgian Queen Fabiola, and as usual when she's meeting kids, they brought out her smile. AURORE BELOT, AFP/Getty Images

Later, the first lady donned an off-the-shoulder black lace frock, by Dolce & Gabbana, when she posed with fellow spouses and partners of NATO leaders at the Royal Palace of Laeken, near Brussels, on May 25, 2017. Virginia Mayo, AP

Mrs. Trump got another dose of fine art after her visit to the Vatican, when she visited the Magritte Museum, dedicated to Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte, on May 25, 2017, in Brussels. ERIC LALMAND, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump paid tribute to Belgian fashion by wearing a custom leather skirt suit in taupe by Maison Ullens, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. She and President Trump waited for the French president for meeting and working lunch at the U.S. ambassador's residence on May 25, 2017. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump doesn't mind posing for selfies when it's a child doing the asking. She obliged a young girl during her visit at the Queen Fabiola Children's Hospital in Brussels on May 25, 2017. SASCHA STEINBACH, EPA

The first royals President Trump and first lady Melania Trump got to meet were the Belgians, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe, during a reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels, on May 24, 2017, after Trump arrived to attend a NATO summit. THIERRY CHARLIER, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump after arriving with President Trump at a military airport in Belgium from Rome on May 24, 2017. She wore a gingham coat and dress by Michael Kors with matching heels, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

As always when visiting the Vatican, one must see the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo's glorious frescoes provided the backdrop for the picture of the day when President Trump and first lady Melania Trump toured the chapel on May 24, 2017. AP

Pope Francis is pictured with Ivanka Trump and first lady Melania Trump during a private audience with President Trump at the Vatican on May 24, 2017. Both women are wearing black and are veiled, typical attire for women when meeting a pope unless you're Queen Elizabeth II. Alessandra Tarantino, AP

The first lady's outfit for her audience with Pope Francis was a Dolce & Gabbana black lace coat with scalloped edges and a traditional veil, known as a Spanish mantilla, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. Gregorio Borgia, AP

The first lady's solo schedule in Rome included a visit the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesu pediatric hospital where she posed with some of the children looking happy and relaxed, as she usually does when she's meeting kids in a hospital setting. Osservatore Romano, HO, EPA

First lady Melania Trump greets a child during her visit at the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesu pediatric hospital in Rome, May 24, 2017. She issued a statement later saying she learned after leaving Rome that one of the boys she met, who was awaiting a heart transplant, had a donor. "I read a book
and held hands with this special little one just a few hours ago, and now my
own heart is filled with joy over this news.” L'Osservatore Romano, HO, EPA

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart Israel on May 23, 2017, headed to Rome on the next stop on their first foreign trip. For the flight, she wore a sleeveless white paneled dress with a full skirt by Roksanda, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. JACK GUEZ, AFP/Getty Images

Before leaving Israel, the Trumps, with daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, attend a wreath laying ceremony during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, on May 23, 2017, in Jerusalem. Gali Tibbon, AP

First lady Melania Trump on May 22, 2017, in Jerusalem, with her signature sunglasses to guard against the sun. She is accompanying President Trump on a 28-hour visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority areas, as part of his first foreign trip since taking office in January. ATEF SAFADI, EPA

First lady Melania Trump, President Trump and and Sara Netanyahu, wife of the Israeli prime minister, share a laugh while posing for a photograph before an official dinner in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Mrs. Trump wore a Dolce&Gabbana black maxi dress of sheer lace overlay with a black slip sheath beneath. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump visited the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City on May 22, 2017. She wore a white skirt suit by Michael Kors and her customary sky-high heels in a brightly colored striped pattern, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. HEIDI LEVINE, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump made a solo appearances on May 21, 2017, including visits to a women-only business center and to the American International School in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump met Saudi women during a visit to the All-Women Business Process Services and IT Center on May 21, 2017, in Riyadh. She wore a khaki shirt dress by Ralph Lauren with a wide belt and zebra-striped high heels, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. GIUSEPPE CACACE, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump always looks delighted when she meets children, as she did during a visit to the American International School in the Saudi capital Riyadh on May 21, 2017. GIUSEPPE CACACE, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump, President Trump and King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) at a welcome ceremony at Murabba Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20. She wore a magenta-colored gown with flowing cape sleeves by Reem Acra for the event, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. SAUDI PRESS AGENCY HANDOUT, EPA

First lady Melania Trump and President Trump arrive at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017. Mrs. Trump, accompanying her husband on their first foreign trip, chose not cover her head, which is not required for western women visiting the kingdom. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump looks on as President Trump receives the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal from Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (C), during a welcome ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017. According to White House Wardrobe on Twitter, Mrs.Trump wore a black Stella McCartney jumpsuit with a wide gold belt and a a gold necklace. SAUDI PRESS AGENCY HANDOUT, EPA

The Trumps are off on their first foreign trip, an eight-day, five-country trek. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump amble across the South Lawn of the White House on May 19, 2017, to board Marine One for short hop to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to board Air Force One. Trump is visiting Saudi Arabia, Israel, Vatican, and a pair of summits in Brussels and Sicily. Mrs. Trump will be doing some things on her own, including spousal programs at the summits and she will meet U.S. military personnel and families in Italy, according to the White House. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

Melania Trump, wearing an orange leathery pencil skirt, white knit top and high heels, leaves the Oval Office with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. First daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, are among the other Trump staffers on the trip. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

Melania Trump, dressed in a white blouse and sailor-style black pants, also addressed military wives and mothers for a Mother's Day event at the White House on May 12, 2017. President Trump proclaimed it Military Spouse Day. Andrew Harnik, AP

Melania Trump and President Trump addressing military wives and mothers at the White House on May 12, 2017. The first lady is preparing to accompany her husband on his first foreign trip, to the Vatican, Italy, Israel and Saudi Arabia, culminating in a NATO meeting in Brussels, later in May. SHAWN THEW, EPA

First lady Melania Trump hosted her sixth spouse of a foreign leader, Lucy Turnbull, wife of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, when the Trumps and the Turnbulls had dinner on the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, May 4, 2017, in New York to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the WWII Battle of the Coral Sea. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images

The first lady was wearing a one-shouldered mustard-yellow dress by Dior, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter, for the dinner on the USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier docked in the Hudson River in New York. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

First lady Melania Trump participated in another low-key first-lady event on April 28, 2017, in Washington, when she opened the Healing Garden at the Children's National Medical Center. In March, she paid a surprise visit to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, reading to children in the pediatrics unit playroom. Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Imagesgan

Melania Trump was pleased with the gift presented to her by 7-year-old Noah Haas at when she opened the Bunny Mellon Healing Garden for patients and families.The garden is dedicated to U.S. first ladies and is named for garden queen Mellon, who redesigned the White House Rose Garden and the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. Mellon, died in 2014 at age 103. Trump's social secretary, Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd, is married to one of Mellon's grandsons. Win McNamee, Getty Images

Mrs. Trump wore a sleeveless white eyelet dress by Giambattista Valli and a mint-green cardigan, according to White House Wardrobe on Twitter. She also gave a three-minute speech, according to the pool report. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

First lady Melania Trump took another turn as White House hostess on April 27, 2017, when she helped greet Argentina's President Mauricio Macri and his wife, Juliana Awada. Marcri and President Trump had a working lunch; Mrs. Trump escorted Awada along the White House colonnade. JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images

Mrs. Trump picked another one of her stylish skirt suits to greet the Argenines, this one in olive green and trimmed with contrast stitching, plus pale pumps. Ms. Awada wore a bright red dress with a ruffled peplum feature at the waist. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

First lady Melania Trump was at the White House on April 26, 2017 (her 47th birthday), but was caught on camera only once, in the Oval Office during a National Teacher of the Year event. She also attended a lunch for Senate spouses to talk about her anti-cyberbullying plans but the event was closed to the media. Twitter pictures showed she was wearing a navy coat dress cinched with a croc-patterned wide belt. Andrew Harnik, AP

Catching a picture of first lady Melania Trump sometimes takes work under bad lighting conditions. She and President Trump walked to their motorcade after dinner at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, the evening of April 22, 2017. SHAWN THEW, EPA

When Melania Trump accompanies her husband anywhere, the visit is usually announced and plenty of cameras follow. On April 22, 2017, she went with him to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where they met Sergeant First Class Alvaro Barrientos with his wife Tammy Barrientos after awarding the Purple Heart to him. Barrientos was recently injured in Afghanistan. SHAWN THEW, EPA

As is traditional, the first lady's first major White House event of the year was the annual Easter Egg Roll, where she and the entire Trump family, including youngest son, Barron, 11, were on hand for the festivities on the South Lawn, on April 17, 2017. She wore a pale pink ankle-length dress by Hervé Pierre, plus pale pink low-heeled pumps to cope with the rain-soaked lawn. OILIVIER DOULIERY / SIPA POOL, EPA

As per tradition at the 139-year-old Easter Egg Roll, everyone reads to the kids. The first lady read 'Party Animals' by Kathy Lee Gifford. The White House said 21,000 people attended the celebration, started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878, during which colored eggs are rolled down the White House lawn. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

As the Marine Band played, Melania Trump posed with her son, Barron, 11, President Trump's youngest child, at the Easter Egg Roll. Neither has been seen much at the White House since the inauguration because he is finishing the school year in New York and she has stayed in New York to be with him. OLIVIER DOULIERY / SIPA POOL, EPA

Melania Trump is most often captured on camera getting on and off airplanes. Here, she walks off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington on April 16, 2017, after arriving with her husband and son from spending Easter weekend at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Her lacy white full-skirted Easter dress is by Simone Rocha, according to a blog that follows her fashion. JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images

Earlier on Easter Sunday, the Trumps attended services at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Fla. On April 14, the Friday before Easter, she paid an unannounced visit to HomeSafe, a home for abused teen girls, in Lake Worth, Fla, according to the 'Palm Beach Post.' There were no official photos but according to a picture she posted on Twitter she wore tight white jeans, high-heeled sandals and an olive-green cargo shirt for the visit. "The young ladies I spoke with hold so much promise for the future," she tweeted. Joe Cavaretta, , South Florida Sun-Sentinel, AP

First lady Melania Trump, and Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese president Xi Jinping, tour the Bak Middle School of the Arts, April 7, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. The two first ladies kept to their schedule as President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago and dealt with the missile strike he ordered on Syria the night before. Lynne Sladky, AP

The first lady and Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese president Xi Jinping, applaud for an orchestra while touring the Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Fla. Madame Peng is a music professor and dean at an arts school in China, according to the pool report. The tour on April 7, 2017, was the fourth time Mrs. Trump had hosted the spouse of a visiting leader at either the White House or at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Lynne Sladky, AP

Mrs. Trump, who has not done many media interviews, spoke to student journalists a Bak Middle School of the Arts. According to the pool report, the U.S. first lady wore an indigo blue pants-and-sleeveless-top outfit with a patterned white scarf around her neck. Madame Peng wore a long Chinese-style white tunic top with a pair of long, loose pants. MICHELE EVE SANDBERG, AFP/Getty Images

Another busy day for first lady Melania Trump on April 6, 2017, when she co-hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L) and his wife Peng Liyuan (L) when they arrived for a meeting at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla. She wore a Chinese-red Valentino gown with a tank top-style bodice and square neckline, and appliqued with daisies. Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images

The first lady posed for photographers before dinner at Mar-a-Lago. According to the tweeters who track her fashion, she had on a pair of Christian Louboutin spike heels in white and decorated with colorful spring flowers. Alex Brandon, AP

Mrs. Trump and President Trump arrived on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, flying in from stormy Washington to warm Florida. She wore a sleeveless black-and-white print dress with a full skirt, cinched with a extra-wide black leather belt. Joel Auerbach, AP

Melania Trump was at the White House on April 5, 2017, to help welcome Jordan's King Abdullah II and Queen Rania to Washington. The king met with President Trump while Mrs. Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos escorted Queen Rania to the Excel Academy Public Charter school in Washington. "Education is critical to our efforts to shine a light on the topic of gender equality and empowerment of women," Trump said in a White House statement. "Hearing directly from teachers and the students who attend the school was an important step in the dialogue needed to further my agenda as First Lady of the United States." SAUL LOEB, AFP/Getty Images

Jordan's Queen Rania and first lady Melania Trump head for a press conference by President Trump and King Abdullah II in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 5, 2017. It was Mrs. Trump's latest appearance hosting a foreign leader's wife at the White House. She wore a form-fitting emerald green dress with belted waist and fluted ruffles down the bodice, plus black spike heels. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images

While the president and the king talked at the White House, Mrs. Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVoss talked to students in a science class at the Excel Academy Public Charter school for girls in Washington, to highlight Queen Rania's education interests and the Trump administration's focus on school choice. Later at the school, they visited an art class where Mrs. Trump spent time chatting with the girls about what they were painting, according to the pool report. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

First lady Melania Trump's first official portrait, taken in family quarters of the White House, and released April 3, 2017. She's wearing a black jacket and scarf around her neck but the item that attracted the most social-media attention is her giant diamond ring, a 25-carat gift from President Trump for their 10th wedding anniversary. The White House, AFP/Getty Images

First lady Melania Trump attended the 11th annual International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department on March 29, 2017, following in the footsteps of her predecessors as FLOTUS in honoring women from around the world who put personal safety and sometimes lives at risk to help improve their communities. The ceremony was a boon for photographers starved of chances to snap the elusive first lady, unseen in public for days until a reception at the White House on March 28. JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images

Prior to the Women of Courage ceremony, Mrs. Trump's new press secretary issued a statement on her behalf:
“It will be my great honor to share a stage with these amazing women. Each of the award recipients has overcome incredible odds in her pursuit to change the world and make it better. As women, we must continue to stand together with the steadfast goal of making our world safer through acts of collaborative and individual bravery. As we all know, wherever women are diminished, the entire world is diminished with them.” Win McNamee, Getty Images

The Slovenia-born first lady has not done much public speaking since her husband began running for president but she did deliver remarks at the State Department ceremony before she helped hand out the awards to a dozen women, including some from countries affected by President Trump's pending travel ban, such as Iraq and Syria. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

She's so rarely seen, photographers try to capture everything they can about Melania when they can. One thing is clear about her fashion sense: No kitten heels; she favors spike heels. These red-soled beauties could be patent Christian Louboutins. JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images

Melania alert: The elusive first lady was seen at the White House on March 28, 2017, co-hosting with President Trump a reception for U.S. senators and their spouses in the East Room. The evening featured music by the United States Army Chorus and the United States Marine Chamber Orchestra. RON SACHS / POOL, EPA

The first lady donned a little black dress by Roland Mouret for the White House reception, the first time she's been seen in 11 days. But not heard, at least by the public. Instead, her newly hired press secretary issued a statement before the reception: “This is the people’s house and I intend to continue the tradition of hosting the elected officials who work alongside my husband to serve the American people.” Andrew Harnik, AP

First Lady in red! Melania Trump descends the stairs from Air Force One after arriving with President Donald Trump and their son Barron at the Palm Beach International Airport, Friday. Lynne Sladky, AP

First lady Melania Trump was nowhere to be seen at the White House on March 17, 2017, when German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with President Trump, including Melania's stepdaughter, Ivanka Trump. But FLOTUS turned up later in the day with their son, Barron, to walk to Marine One on the South Lawn to head to Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Fla., for the weekend. SAUL LOEB, AFP/Getty Images

Melania was a vision in a tomato-red coat-and-dress, cinched tight at the waist with a red leather belt, and red gloves to ward off the chill in Washington. The only thing not red: her usual spike heels in buff-colored suede. MICHAEL REYNOLDS, EPA

First lady Melania Trump hosted a luncheon at the White House on March 8, 2017, to mark International Women's Day. For her first solo FLOTUS event at the White House, she spoke about "gender persecution" and sexual violence against women around the world, about how education can help ensure equal rights for women, and about how women must help each other achieve success. Mark Wilson, Getty Images

First daughter Ivanka Trump also attended the invitation-only lunch for about 50 women in the State Dining Room. They sat at tables adorned with floral centerpieces of pharaoh tulips and sweet pea flowers in shades of purple. Mrs. Trump wore a fitted, sleeveless black dress to the event. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

On Feb. 26, 2017, the first lady played hostest at the Trumps' first White House formal event, the annual Governors Ball for the nation's governors. It was somewhat overshadowed by the 2017 Oscars taking place the same night but Mrs. Trump said she was proud to preside over the black-tie dinner in the East Room, which had a Spring Renewal theme. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / POOL, EPA

Melania looked smashing, as usual, in a form-fitting black sleeveless gown, according to the pool report. The White House did not respond to inquiries about the identity of the designer and no one came forward, though most designers may have been more focused on stars parading the Oscars red carpet. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / POOL, EPA

Maybe it was due to her time in the Florida sun but the first lady's hair looked blonder when she spoke at the latest POTUS rally in Orlando. She got a standing ovation after she said a prayer and promised to “always stay true to myself, and be truthful to you.” Susan Walsh, AP

First lady Melania Trump's first White House-based appearance was when she joined President Trump to greet visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, when they arrived at the White House on Feb. 15, 2017. Later, she was in the front row at the joint press conference of Trump and Netanyahu. SAUL LOEB, AFP/Getty Images

Later, Mrs. Trump accompanied Mrs. Netanyahu to the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture for a tour with Director Lonnie Bunch along with Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton MOLLY RILEY, AFP/Getty Images

Melania Trump towered over the diminutive Sara Netanyahu, especially with her customary very high heels. Mrs. Trump wore a white cashmere skirt suit by Karl Lagerfeld; Mrs. Netanyahu wore a pink coat over a pink dress. Here they walk in the contemplative court at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Andrew Harnik, AP

During the Mar-a-Lago weekend with the Japanese prime minister, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted the Japanese delegation at a private dinner on Feb. 11, 2017. The presidential couple posed at their Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., before the dinner. NICHOLAS KAMM, AFP/Getty Images

Melania Trump's first opportunity for an official first lady role was touring a Japanese garden in Delray Beach, Fla., with Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who stayed with the Trumps at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. GASTON DE CARDENAS, AFP/Getty Images

According to the White House pool report, Mrs. Trump wore a tight, white, ankle-length dress, paired with nude flats and a white sweater draped over her shoulders. Abe wore a white button down shirt, an A-line skirt and pumps. Terry Renna, AP

On Friday night, after the two couples arrived in West Palm Beach, the Trumps hosted the Abes and other guests, including Robert Kraft (2nd-L), owner of the New England Patriots, at a dinner at Mar-a-Lago, on Feb. 10, 2017. NICHOLAS KAMM, AFP/Getty Images

President Trump speaks to the press with first lLady Melania Trump aboard Air Force One on Feb. 10, 2017 during a flight to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., where they will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe. NICHOLAS KAMM, AFP/Getty Images

Melania was wearing white wide-legged palazzo pants and a black top when she joined President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe, at the top of the stairs to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base Md., Feb. 10, 2017. Jose Luis Magana, AP

The first lady went casual for the Super Bowl party at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., in white cropped skinny slacks, a sheer light blue V-necked sweater and white heels. The party capped a long weekend in Florida for the Trumps, and marked Melania Trump's first photographed appearance in public since the day after her husband's inauguration. She is expected to remain in Trump Tower in New York until June when her 10-year-old son finishes the school year. Susan Walsh, AP

First lady Melania Trump surfaced for the first time in public since Jan. 21 on February 4, when she accompanied President Trump to the 60th Annual Red Cross Gala at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

Melania wore a pink Dior gown that emphasized her curvy figure to the Red Cross Gala, along with emerald and diamond earrings and ring. The gown featured a deep V neck and a slit up the front, revealing her sky-high pink stilettos. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

Melania and President Trump flew in on Air Force One to the Palm Beach International Airport on Feb. 3 for a weekend at their Mar-a-Lago estate. She was wearing a red mini dress with cape sleeves by Givenchy and red flats. Joe Raedle, Getty Images

Before returning to New York with her 10-year-old son, first lady Melania Trump accompanied her husband to the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on Jan. 21, 2017. She wore a belted black coat and cobalt blue Christian Louboutin spike heels. OLIVIER DOULIERY, Pool, EPA

Melania Trump collaborated with Herve Pierre, the former creative director of Carolina Herrera, on her tailored off-the-shoulder gown in vanilla silk, with a red ribbon at her waist and a big ruffle floating diagonally across the bodice. MOLLY RILEY, AFP/Getty Images

Americans got a new glimpse of incoming first lady Melania Trump, the first since Dec. 31, when she and President-elect Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland outside Washington D.C. on Jan. 19, 2017, one day before his swearing-in. Chris Kleponis, Pool, Getty Images

There was a new Melania Trump sighting on New Year's Eve in Palm Beach, Fla. The incoming new first lady has been mostly unseen since shortly after husband Donald Trump was elected, and when she does turn up it's beside the president-elect. That was the case Saturday night as they arrived for a New Year's Eve party at their estate Mar-a-Lago. DON EMMERT, AFP/Getty Images

For the party, Melania donned a fitted black cocktail dress by Dolce & Gabbana, featuring a low-cut tank-top-style bodice embellished with bows pinned with elaborate brooches, and a below-the-knee hem with a split up the front. DON EMMERT, AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump and Barron Trump attend the "The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life" book launch celebration at Trump Tower on Oct. 14, 2009, in New York City. Andrew H. Walker, Getty Images

First foreign-born FLOTUS in 191 years: Born in Slovenia in Eastern Europe in 1970, Trump will be the first first lady not born in the USA since Louisa Adams, wife of President John Quincy Adams, who was born in England in 1775, when America was still an English colony, and took office in 1825.

First Wife No. 3: Past presidents have had multiple wives (Reagan, Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt among them) and Betty Ford was a recent first lady who was married once before, but no one else before President-elect Trump has been married and divorced twice before marrying a third time.

First former fashion model: Trump made her living as fashion model Melania Knauss before and after she came to the U.S., and met Trump at a fashion party. They married in 2005, and have one son, Barron.

First to have posed nude: She took it all off for photographers at least twice: The New York Post ran one set of images in July of Trump in her birthday suit in 1995 when she was 25. British GQ ran its own set of images, from 2000, in March, and again online on Tuesday, of Trump sprawled on a fur throw, wearing nothing but jeweled bracelets and a handcuff.

First for whom English is not her first language: Her native language is Slovenian but she also speaks four others: English, French, Serbian and German.

This fluency could come in handy, as it did for President Kennedy, whose wife spoke French and Spanish.

"I see her going back to a Jackie Kennedy model of first lady," says Harris. "She's not going to want to be in the public eye. Jackie Kennedy wanted to protect her children and herself. Melania will be like that, she won't like talking in public."

Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian at Rice University, also sees her in the "mold" of Jackie Kennedy. "Somebody who has keen eye on fashion, who doesn’t interfere with policy-making in a public way. She will travel and be courted around Europe as someone who is glamorous. ... There's no advantage for her to get involved in politics in a visceral way."

As a former fashion model, she can help boost the fortunes of the American fashion industry, the way Mrs. Obama did almost every time she appeared in public. Trump also will be expected to fill the "oldest job" of the first lady role, says Lisa Kathleen Graddy, curator at a first ladies exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are seen after voting at a polling station.(Photo: MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images)

"The through-line between Martha Washington and Michelle Obama is the role of administration hostess, the public face of the administration," Graddy says.

But since Trump himself was a mold-breaker, so might be Melania, says Mark Feldstein, a professor of journalism at the University of Maryland. "I think all bets are off as far as usual expectations, and that applies to the first lady as well as Trump himself."

Melania can help soften Trump's tempestuous image, Brinkley said. "She is going to be seen as the temperancefigure, keeping his temper down to earth," he said. "She'll do fine, she's not likely going to be a pioneering first lady. But being a mom is a big deal and raising her son is going to be all-consuming."

And she probably can count on Americans to help her, even those who didn't vote for Trump, says veteran Hollywood insider Howard Bragman, founder of Fifteen Minutes Public Relations.

"I think people are going to want to give her a chance," he said. "She knows exactly who her husband is and what he is, she'll be a good ear for him, a kinder, gentler one, I would hope. I think people will be more judgmental about him, and they will give her a chance."